Common Procurement Vocabulary

Definition

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) is the European statistical classification of goods, services and works procured by the public sector. It is established by law. The CPV consists of a Main Vocabulary and a Supplementary Vocabulary, both available in 22 official EU languages.

The vocabulary servers as the CPV Classification, a hierarchical taxonomy that consists of about 9454 terms, listing goods, works and services commonly used in public Procurement.

See Also

• ISCO Classification
• NACE Classification

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